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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Motoyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
When the user operates a paper feed buttonwhile the access coveris open (steps ST, ST), the printermoves the printheadfrom the printhead-down positionD to the printhead-up positionU, and moves the second paper feed roller pairfrom the nip state to the nip-release state (step ST). When the access coveris then closed, the printerreturns the second conveyance roller pairto the nip state, and returns the printheadto the printhead-down positionD (steps ST, ST). The operation for changing the second conveyance roller pairbetween the nip state and the nip-release state is therefore intuitive, easily understood, and simple for the user.